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J. T. Lewis, planter, Booneville, Ark. Mr. Lewis has spent his entire life in the occupation of farming, and the manner in which he has acquired his present possessions denotes him to be a man of energy, push and enterprise. He was born in Jasper County, Mo., January 13, 1845, and is a son of David and Eliza (Stanton) Lewis, natives also of Missouri. The former was a farmer by occupation. To his marriage were born seven children, only one of whom, besides our subject, is living, Lila (wife of James Hicks). Those deceased were named Charles, Robert, Rachel, Jasper, and one unnamed.. The father emigrated to Arkansas in 1855, settled in what is now Logan County, and entered and improved some land. His death occurred in Logan County, Ark., in 1865. The mother, who was a consistent member of the Baptist Church, died in the same year. J. T. Lewis was early taught the duties required on the farm, and was married in Logan County, to Miss Rebecca McLoid, who bore him five children, viz.: Francis, William, Nancy, James E. and Mattie. Mr. Lewis’ second marriage occurred in 1869. He was a soldier in the late war, enlisting in the cavalry, Company I, Second Arkansas Regiment, in 1863, and serving the Union faithfully and well until 1865. Returning home he engaged in cultivating the soil, and this has been his principal occupation up to the present. He is the owner of 400 acres of good land, and has 300 acres under cultivation, his principal crops being corn and cotton. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is in favor of all public improvements, such as the building up of churches, schoolhouses, etc. His fine farm is situated two miles west of Booneville, and he has an excellent orchard of apple and peach trees. He also has several small-fruit orchards on his tract of land.